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Champaka Ramanayake

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Champaka Priyadarshana Hewage Ramanayake

Born: 8 January 1965, Colombo
Major Teams: Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club, Galle Cricket Club, Sri Lanka.
Known As: Champaka Ramanayake
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium


Test Debut: Sri Lanka v Australia at Perth, Only Test, 1987/88
Latest Test:
Sri Lanka v South Africa at Colombo (PSS), 3rd Test, 1993/94

ODI Debut:
Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Moratuwa, 2nd ODI, 1985/86
Latest ODI:
Sri Lanka v India at Sharjah, Asia Cup, 1994/95

Career Statistics:

TESTS
 (including 14/09/1993)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave     SR 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding   18   24   9   143   34*   9.53  26.00   0   0    6   0

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling             609    109  1880   44  42.72  5-82    1   0  83.0  3.08

ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS
 (including 14/04/1995)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave     SR 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding   62   35  14   210   26   10.00  56.14   0   0   11   0

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI   4w  5w    SR  Econ
Bowling             477.2   43  2049   68  30.13  4-17    1   0  42.1  4.29

FIRST-CLASS
 (1985/86 - 2001/02)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  160  197  31  3133  100   18.87   1  13   72   0

                      O       R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling            3848.2 11373  480  23.69  7-21   20   2  48.1  2.95

LIST A LIMITED OVERS
 (1985/86 - 2001/02)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  100   64  19   487   51   10.82   0   1   17   0

                      O       R    W    Ave   BBI   4w  5w    SR  Econ
Bowling            740.3+  3030  117  25.89  4-17    2   0  40.3  4.00

- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.


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Ramanayake was a wholehearted performer, a willing worker with a steely determination - he never shirked the issue. During a period when Sri Lanka lacked a true pace bowling threat Ramanayake, a genuine medium pacer, bore the brunt of the work-load. Ramanayake lacked the raw pace to be a genuine wicket-taking threat at Test level. An honest toiler he usually managed to check the batsman without dismissing them.

On his Test debut against Australia in Perth he went wicket-less. His first wicket came in his second test against England when he dismissed Phil Newport. On the 1989/91 tour of Australia he was forced to work hard for his four wickets, though better times came on the tour of New Zealand when he provided solid support for Labrooy and Ratnayake taking 11 wickets in the three Test series. The role of support bowler suited Ramanayake to a tee as he was capable of extended spells of accurate bowling. Ramanayake's moment of glory came in the subsequent home series against Australia when he spearheaded the attack taking 17 wickets in 3 Tests, including a career best 5/82 at Moratuwa. He formed a successful new ball partnership in this series with new boy Duleep Liyanage causing the Australian top order difficulties with movement and swing. It was a just reward for the perseverance and willingness to work under arduous conditions. It proved to be a brief glimpse of the heady heights of stardom as Ramanayake returned to grafting out Test batsman for the remainder of his international career.

At one day level Ramanayake's style was an effective weapon and he was an excellent performer with his steady line and length. His ability to control the run rate made him a permanent fixture in this form of the game.

After playing his final Test in 1993 he maintained a position in the one day outfit before drifting from the international scene. A fine domestic season prior to the tour of Australia in 1995/96 saw him thrust his name in front of selectors. They could have done worse than selecting Ramanayake, and they did deciding to go with a younger generation, none of which performed with any note. His 5 wicket haul at Moratuwa amazingly still remains as the last 5 wicket haul by a Sri Lankan pace bowler on home soil. (Johann P Jayasekera , Sep 1999)

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